Location Seungju-eup and Songgwang-myeon, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea
Description
Waterway Tunnel L = 11,230m
TBM L = 10,920m
NATM L = 307m
2 Coffer dams
2 Water towers
Technical Issues
Application of two open TBMs for rapid construction and securing the safety of adjacent existing waterway tunnel, which is unstable due to two collapses in the past
Design of the vertical shaft considering the effective mucking and environmental matters
Design of the tunnel considering the hydraulic characteristics and the improvement of durability and maintenance